SF News Day Around the Bay: Teddy Bear Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o Tells Kids How to Find Knives, Pills California Governor Gavin Newsom is sounding very biblical these days; Trump is reversing tariffs on coffee, avocados, and several other food products; and a consumer advocacy group warns parents about the dangers of toys that use AI chatbots.
Arts & Entertainment Oakland Zoo’s Glowfari Is More Expensive This Year, Thanks to Trump’s Tariffs Donald Trump’s tariffs are making it a zoo out there on Americans' finances, as the Oakland Zoo’s holiday spectacular Glowfari is more expensive this year because of Trump’s tariffs on illuminated display equipment from China.
SF News Saturday Links: State Bill Would Relax Height Limits Within Half-Mile of Transit Hubs About 100 people gathered to protest the detainment of a 73-year-old grandmother Friday night; SFUSD said it will fill its vacant school crossing guard roles by the end of the year; and a new bill would allow for apartment buildings up to nine stories adjacent to transit stations.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Federal Court Says Trump's Tariffs Aren't Legal A panel of judges on the US Court of International Trade ruled today that Trump doesn't have the authority to impose his tariffs; Elon Musk departs the White House with parting shot; and Sonoma Ponzi scheme suspect Kenneth Mattson has been granted $4M bail.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Students From CSU Campuses Begin Hunger Strike Over Gaza, Defense Ties Students from Cal State campuses began a hunger strike demanding the CSU system continue divesting from defense contractors; an activist is working to prevent payment processors from funding racist campaigns; and a Soviet-era spacecraft is on its way back to Earth after 53 years.
SF Politics California Sues Donald Trump In Attempt to Stop the Tariffs Outright Gavin Newsom and state AG Rob Bonta are blitzing the Trump administration with a bombshell new lawsuit saying Trump’s tariffs are completely illegal because Congress never approved them, a move that could wholly upend Trump’s signature cause.
SF News Thousands Attend ‘Hands Off’ Anti-Trump Protests Across Bay Area, Nationwide Thousands of demonstrators showed up to “Hands Off” protests across the Bay Area on Saturday, and at least 1,400 nationwide, in the biggest show of resistance yet against the current administration.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Tacolicious Alters Menu Over Trump’s Tariffs, Now Serving ‘Avocado Garbanzo Guacamole’ In hopes of not making you pay $16.75 for just a side of guacamole (which you still can), Bay Area chain Tacolicious has introduced a “tariff-era menu” with guacamole that uses chickpeas, to cut down on their lime and avocado use as Trump’s tariffs kick in.
